Month: December 2013

” Oh my, ” he commented, ” that’s a heavy card.” I cannot stress enough how much excitement my credit card is bringing. I think it helps to remind myself how much I’ve spent so far. I’ve seen people flip it around and stare, pet it, rotate, look up at me with questioning eyes, and…

” Ah, next week? Too bad, you could have come to my birthday party!” My new bus stop friend had a very heavy accent, and to be honest, I’m not sure if he really said “birthday”. “Haha, well too bad. ” I replied. It was a standard statement, usable in almost any situation. As I…

” Don’t eat the carton! ” His grandpa said, laughing at the boy. ” Why ya eating the carton?” The boy was enjoying an ice cream on what probably was to them, a hot day. The metlink to Wellington from Upper Hutt stopped at every spot along the way. When we got to Petone again,…

“Does this go to Wellington?” I asked, 95% sure I already knew the answer. “Yep!” Said the attendant. She seemed anxious to get moving. When I awoke today, I had no idea what I was going to do. I had thought about trying to go to the South Island but that seemed to late in…

“Daniel, time for tea! ” A very young voice shouted from behind the trees. “Coming!” Replied his older brother, running up the only slightly visible stairs behind the same trees. His shoelace hit the stairs as he ran, skipping steps. The day did not turn out the way I had planned. The plan was for…

“Oh, it so smooth, and heavy. ” He was talking about my credit card. You see, after the museum I was still hungry. I don’t eat a lot at home, but I eat even less on trips. Something about spending money on food on a trip just bugs me. However, at the moment, I was…

” This is the second time I’ve done that! Oh dear! ” The woman exclaimed. Thank goodness I didn’t get on the wrong bus. I thought. Though there’s still plenty of time. Spoiler: I didn’t get on the wrong bus at all. Whew! I almost did though to start the day because not one, not…

” I won’t ever see December 10, 2013 again, but I’ll have December 26th twice! ” She laughed at me, as I said my thank you’s and headed down the driveway to my temporary residence for the next 16 days. When I landed at Wellington, I thought I had landed in Morro Bay or San…

“Aotearoa,” he said, “means land of the long white cloud.” “Oh, ha, couldn’t tell…” I said, with a wink. I couldn’t help the sarcasm, it’s just what I do. This was about thirteen hours after I had spent nine hours running around finishing up a bunch of last minute tasks and having almost been killed…